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Football - This autumn, Ramadan made it hard on sportsmen and trainers
By Mhamad Ezzedine
This year, just like every Ramadan, Lebanese athletes were due to combine religious convictions with sports. This year’s sacred month in Islam, during which the believers should fast from sunrise to sunset, came in a critical training period...Full Story>> |
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Rugby - Little by little, Rugby builds its Nest
By Élodie Morel Lebbos
The Rugby League came out twelve years ago in Lebanon. It was founded by two brothers (from the Lebanese Diaspora) who formed the Beirut Phoenician club once they went back to England. As for the Rugby League International Federation, it has been...Full Story>> |
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Games - Champions of 2007
By Mhamad Ezzedine
Titles, exploits, emotion, but also (and unfortunately) sadness… These champions have marked the last 12-month sports events scene. When it comes to setting up the list, many names are included.Full Story>> |
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Football - Al Ansar : Lebanese Football Giant
By Sherif El Housseini
Al Ansar is a Lebanese club based in Beirut. Many famous players were part of this team. Stars like Fadi Allouch, Abdel Fattah Chehab, Mohammed Mislimani, Jamal Taha, Omar Idlibi and others left their blazing mark on Lebanon’s history. Along...Full Story>> |
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Skiing - Ski in Lebanon
By Wissam Kerkor
It is well-known that the Arabic name of Lebanon, "Loubnan" means "White" in reference to the color of its snowy mountains. So it is to no surprise that Skiing is one of the practiced sports in the Cedars Country. It is in 1913...Full Story>> |
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Football - Origins and Emergence of Football in Lebanon
By Wissam Kerkor
Football entered Lebanon in 1908. It was fast adopted by the Lebanese youth, and witnessed particular success at the American University of Beirut (AUB). After World War I, ootball became very appreciated amongst French soldiers in the local...Full Story>> |
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Football - Lebanese Soccer in the 1980s
By Sherif El Housseini
Many people would think that Lebanon was silent in the world of soccer unlike its civil war which was a turbulent one. In the 1980s, the Lebanese team made a revolution manifested with strong players who realized a solid team able enough to...Full Story>> |
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Volleyball - Beginnings of Volleyball in Lebanon
By Wissam Kerkor
Volleyball is today one of the most practiced sports in the mountains and villages of Lebanon. This team sport was introduced to Lebanon through foreign schools after the First World War in 1918. In the 1920s it spreads widely in some schools,...Full Story>> |
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Motorsports - A1GP Finale : the Lebanese Team finishes in 13th place in the Feature race in UK… but gets no ranking in the Worldcup
By Élodie Morel Lebbos
The second season of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport ended on Sunday, April 29th at the Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. A1 Team Lebanon raced at its 11th race weekend of the year, with driver Allam Khodair. The championship was won by the...Full Story>> |
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